‘Oobleck’ for home learning/remote teaching

What is ‘oobleck’? How to make it?

• Is it a slime? Is it solid or liquid?

• This is a classic science experiment

• Lots of videos on youtube on how to make and explanations

Wikipedia search:

“Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a 1949 book by Dr. Seuss. It follows the adventures of a young boy named Bartholomew Cubbins, who must rescue his kingdom from a sticky green substance called”oobleck." The book is a sequel of sorts to The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. …"

Oobleck: the Dr. Seuss Science Experiment

• A very nice and short workshop with recipe and interesting facts

• video “A pool filled with non-newtonian fluid”… (we’ve had versions of this chalenge in brasilian TV shows)

For youngers

• Experiencing is the most…
  • Following instructions, adding ingredients, mixing up, making mess, felling the material, those are all experiences…
• Other subjects?

For olders - scientific facts

Oobleck - Can something be both a solid and a liquid?

• To talk about science and explanations

• Lots of questions about the experiemts

  • Can anything traped on it scape? If a bear falls into a poll of oobleck, for example?

  • Or if a block of concrete falls from a very high altitude on top of it, will the block brake apart?

Oobleck and Non-Newtonian Fluids: Crash Course Kids

• Video with scientific facts about materials and properties

Make a big mess and have a lot of fun!

References:

• “Science-U @home” - fun activities for grown-ups and kids to explore science together.

• Instructables - a website on how to make things… lots of projects…

• Stay at Home Mum - Mums and parenting, activities…

Obs.: all images are from the references and giphy.com